i've always felt that while a nonbeliever has different views and opinions compared to a believer, a nonbeliever is a human too...
no less a human, no less worthy to be acknowleged and recognised, no less capable of doing good, no less able to feel, no less vulnerable to being hurt, no less given the right to love and be loved...
having been through it myself, i feel extremely indignant for all my friends who have had to put up with being a silent and invisible gf/bf just because they are a nonbeliever...
look for the hero inside of you... and be strong always...